indiaUpdated: Jun 22, 2020 21:32 ISTPriests at all Char Dham shrines in Uttarakahand will soon start protests against the state government’s decision to set up the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board, the Devbhoomi Tirtha Purohit Haqhakudhari Mahapanchayat, an association of priests of all the four shrines said Monday. A priest from the Kedarnath shrine already began a solo protest 10 days ago, sitting bare-chested in cold conditions outside the shrine. The Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board was formed last December to manage 51 temples including the Char Dham shrines. Brijesh Sati, spokesperson of Devbhoomi Tirtha Purohit Haqhakudhari Mahapanchayat, a priests’ body of all the Char Dham shrines said protests against the board will soon start at other shrines also. Ravinath Raman, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board said the priests can protest, but the Board is a government body formed through an Act.

Source: Hindustan Times June 22, 2020 16:02 UTC